Box 72 contains writings on law and the penal code from the period 1776-1786. It comprises the following:

• Folios 1 and 2: form part of Bentham's work entitled Of Laws in General which was completed in 1782
• Folios 3-9: contain marginal outlines for the penal code
• Folios 20-112: contain material on a variety of offences
• Folios 113-180: deal with personal injuries
• Folios 181-186: comprise material dealing with 'offences against oneself' - suicide, self-mutilation, and abortion. Folios 183-186 are in French.
• Folios 187-205: deal with paederasty
• Folios 206-210: deal with 'lascivious injuries'
• 'Folios 211-213 deal with the finding of objects
• Folio 214: deals with cruelty to animals
• Folios 215-223: contain an 'Essais', which is written in French

Folios from box 72 which have already been partially or fully transcribed are listed under the progress bar below.

Box 72 Progress: Transcription begun

Untranscribed: 9
In Progress: 2
Ready For Review: 0
Completed: 652
Total: 663

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